
Elsbeth crosses paths with renowned marriage counselor Serena Collyer, whose cool demeanor hides a murderous and messy passion. Also, Teddy sets a wedding date.

When a young playwright's suspicious death rocks the world of New York theater, Elsbeth finds several suspects waiting in the wings. Meanwhile, Captain Wagner faces pressure from the new mayor and the police commissioner over the city's increased murder rate and budgets.

When a former pop star is murdered, Elsbeth probes the bitter sibling rivalry between the victim and her lifestyle mogul sister. Meanwhile, Elsbeth's mother Lydia comes to visit.

A prize-winning hole-in-one by Perry Macintyre leads Elsbeth and an insurance investigator to suspect foul play behind a country club president's fatal accident; Elsbeth and Lydia meet Teddy's soon-to-be mother-in-law and father-in-law.

When a Coney Island champion dies after a donut-eating contest, Elsbeth enters the world of competitive eating, where an eager superfan is a little too hungry for the top spot.
Elsbeth feels the burn when a Pilates student's murder pits her against a celebrity fitness guru.